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What a special evening this is going to be! 🐄✨Join us for an evening of stock judging at Staffordshire’s Champion Herd –...
12/06/2026

What a special evening this is going to be! 🐄✨

Join us for an evening of stock judging at Staffordshire’s Champion Herd – Whitgreave Holsteins 🫶

A fantastic opportunity to see some outstanding cattle, test your judging skills, and enjoy great company.

👏 Well done, Paul ❤️

📅 Thursday 18th June
🕖 7:15pm

Everyone is welcome – we look forward to seeing you there! 🍻

If Carlsberg did farm vets.....they'd probably sheet your silage pit for charity 💪🙌🫶 😆Just one more pit to do then we're...
31/05/2026

If Carlsberg did farm vets...
..they'd probably sheet your silage pit for charity 💪🙌🫶 😆

Just one more pit to do then we're all done for our auction items from our Harvest Do last year. From steak dinners to charity shoots to sheeting your clamps. What a team ❤️

Thank you again for all your support for Midlands Air Ambulance - such a worthy cause 🥰



It's been a busy weekend of calvings so far for Paula 🥵This cow was struggling to lift the calf into her pelvis so a hea...
30/05/2026

It's been a busy weekend of calvings so far for Paula 🥵

This cow was struggling to lift the calf into her pelvis so a head rope, a helping hand, a few big pushes (and a bucket of nuts!!) and this big bull calf was safely delivered.

Big bucket of fresh cow drink for the mum, and colostrum waiting for the calf ❤️

☀️ Has anyone else seen more milk fevers this week? ☀️It's been a scorching few days and calving cows have been really f...
29/05/2026

☀️ Has anyone else seen more milk fevers this week? ☀️

It's been a scorching few days and calving cows have been really feeling the heat.

There's always a drop in feed intake around calving, but the heat has made this much worse. We've seen a spike in milk fever cases over the last week, even in herds that would normally have excellent control.

The challenge now is what comes next...

These cows are at much higher risk of ketosis (and LDA 😬) over the next couple of weeks, so now is the time for a bit of extra TLC for your freshest cows.

✅ Easy access to fresh feed - scrape any refusals - spoiled feed really impacts intakes
✅ Keep a close eye on appetite – that rumen needs to be FULL
✅ Monitor rumination - any dips on tags/collars need early intervention with fluids and anti-inflammatories
✅ Check ketones in any cow that's not quite firing on all cylinders

A milk fever cow that's back on her feet isn't out of the woods yet. The next week or so is pretty crucial.

An interesting few days away at an advanced fertility conference summed up in one slide:"The High Fertility Cycle Cow"Is...
20/05/2026

An interesting few days away at an advanced fertility conference summed up in one slide:

"The High Fertility Cycle Cow"

Isn't this what it's all about?

Investing in her fertility now sets her up for success in the future.

Cows that get in calf early don't have time to put excess weight on and calve in fat - so they're easier to transition and easier to get in calf next time.

And the cycle continues 🌱☘️🐄🥛

❤️

Keen to know a bit more about udder health? From anatomy to bacteria, technology to vaccines, and everything in between ...
18/05/2026

Keen to know a bit more about udder health?

From anatomy to bacteria, technology to vaccines, and everything in between - we'll be covering it all at our Women In Dairy meeting this Thursday at Fields Farm.

First attendance is FOC, if you've been before you'll need WID/RABDF membership.

Get in touch with Paula ([email protected] | 07764 747855) or Erin ([email protected] | 07496 472094) to book your place so we can sort your lunch.

See you Thursday!

Perhaps the last call out of lambing 2026 last night?!Huge triplets delivered safely and lovely to see them all up and a...
02/05/2026

Perhaps the last call out of lambing 2026 last night?!

Huge triplets delivered safely and lovely to see them all up and about with a very attentive mum this morning ❤️

Here if you need us, 24/7 👌

⚠️ STAGGERS RISK ⚠️Have you got a bottle of Mag in the cupboard?🌱APHA have been in touch to warn about an increase in ca...
30/04/2026

⚠️ STAGGERS RISK ⚠️

Have you got a bottle of Mag in the cupboard?

🌱APHA have been in touch to warn about an increase in cases of GRASS STAGGERS 🌱

Grass staggers is caused by low blood levels of Magnesium - there are no stores of Mag in the cow, they need it every day in the food they're eating.

The combination of lush spring grass, freshly calved cows and the potential for some wet weather this weekend means you need to be prepared - make sure you've got extra mag going in the feed or water and a bottle or two of mag in the cupboard.

23/04/2026

Our first AI course calf confirmed today!

29 day old embryo with a lovely strong heart beat - can you see it?





Have you read our April newsletter yet? https://link.haywoodfarmvets.com/HFVApril2026Put the kettle on, sit down and tak...
13/04/2026

Have you read our April newsletter yet?

https://link.haywoodfarmvets.com/HFVApril2026

Put the kettle on, sit down and take 5 minutes to have a catch up on FETF funding, managing DD, Crypto control and a reminder about the Cocci risk for growing lambs.

And if you've been toying with the idea of doing your own AI - click on the link in the newsletter to register your interest for our next course.

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